| Front | gut |
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| Back | noun, verb, adjectiveBrE /ɡʌt/NAmE noun 1 [countable] the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach intestine 2 guts [plural] the organs in and around the stomach, especially in an animalI'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 3 [countable] (informal) a person's stomach, especially when it is large bellyHave you seen the gut on him! a beer gut (= caused by drinking beer) 4 guts [plural] (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasantHe doesn't have the guts to walk away from a well-paid job. 5 [countable, usually plural] the place where your natural feelings that make you react in a particular way are thought to beI had a feeling in my guts that something was wrong. 6 guts [plural] the most important part of sththe guts of the problem 7 [uncountable] = catguthave sb's ˌguts for ˈgarters (BrE, informal) to be very angry with sb and punish them severely for sth they have doneShe'll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.slog/sweat/work your ˈguts out (informal) to work very hard to achieve sthI slogged my guts out for the exam. more at bust a gut (doing sth/to do sth) at bust v.,greedy guts at greedy adj., hate sb's guts at hate v.,spill your guts at spill v. verb (-tt-)1 [usually passive] ~ sth to destroy the inside or contents of a building or rooma factory gutted by fire The house was completely gutted. 2 ~ sth to remove the organs from inside a fish or an animal to prepare it for cookingThe fish was already cleaned and gutted. adjective [only before noun]based on feelings and emotions rather than thought and reasona gut feeling/reaction You have to work on gut instinct. |
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